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.DART has the capability to assist in exactly these areas. Now we are wasting money sending an advance team to see if they need the help?

Apparently its all supposition at this point? The test did not come back positive for BSE, that requires further testing. As did the last two non-negative test results.

The disaster in Asia is tailor made for our team. Earlier on the news I heard that we are not sending them either because we haven't been requested yet, or because we can't afford to put them in there. I wonder if we really need to wait for an invitation? If we can not afford to send out our Disaster Team, why do we have one? In case something happens close by?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the Mapleleafers. I have only been here a short time but you all are interesting and educational, and you have been entertaining as all get out while I recuperate. Will have the pins out of my fingers early in Jan, and hopefully will have some time to come back and participate in the discussions. In the meantime, stay happy stay well.

Sorry C, my mistake. Don't drink and post.

I do, You have been to Richmond? So does that make you an expert?????? Actually C, I lived in Richmond for about a year. The North South Roads are numbered and they are in English. The main East West roads are in English. No matter what they call the little streets and avenues, its hard to get lost in Richmond. IMHO

Your scenario, as written, may make a case for poor judgement on the part of the mother. I fail to see anything criminal. Really though, how often do you think something like that happens? The mother in your post worried enough about her child to visit a Dr., complete further testing, and learn about the problems associated with obesity. It does not seem likely that at that point she would choose to ignore the advice of the pediatrician and increase the food intake of her child. Killing with kindness. Children don't come with an instruction booklet and there is no one-size-fits-all answers. The amount of food required to maintain energy for one six year old can be the same amount that on another six year old adds pounds. Or starves another. Perhaps this parent has not yet figured out how to keep this child healthy and well fed without sacrificing nutrition for calories or vice versa? Obviously she cares enough to try. Absolutely charge parents who starve their children. To starve a child you have to knowingly withhold the basic necessities of life. These children would be suffering. You would see the results. I found a couple different ways of defining criminal negligence: As far as I know there is no law that states you must maintain slender children. This one is closer. I suppose you could say that if the mother was sufficiently impressed by the warning of the Doctor, and if the Doctor had been emphatic and detailed enough in expressing his concerns - perhaps her continuing to feed the child as she always had may constitute negligence. However, if she truly believes that her child is just chubby, does this not take it back to being poor judgment on her part? A big mistake? An error? And now that her child has had a heart attack, you would like to compound her grief and guilt by making her a criminal? Seems severe. We should use the time and energy that would be wasted on punishing the decent trying parents to track down and punish those truly abusive undeserving people who hurt and molest their children.

Eureka....I am 40 years old. The nasty attack was not the question about my age, or the suggestion that I get a sense of humor. It was the implication that I (or someone like me) was beneath you in terms of intelligence or culture. I am not going to post my education and business history, that would be tacky. Suffice to say I have both, and I am not the uneducated, culture-deficient hick that you would like to believe. I have a fairly good grasp of the issues, but my typing skills are hampered by having only one hand ), and I tend to try to "one paragraph" things when perhaps I should take the time to type out my ideas more clearly. For whatever reason, you and I have been on the wrong foot since I joined here. I am guilty as well of taking any opportunity to make a point against you, and for that I apologize. In the future I will try to stay off your back if you will offer to do likewise. I have noticed that most of the members here, if they consider a post to be irrelevant or inconsequential, generally ignore the poster and continue on with their discussions. Maybe this is one way you could deal with the growing number of insecure, self-important and immature (read: me) posters here. That way we don't "ruin" it for you.

That was a joke? You must be a gas at parties. snob ( P ) Pronunciation Key (snb) n. One who tends to patronize, rebuff, or ignore people regarded as social inferiors and imitate, admire, or seek association with people regarded as social superiors. One who affects an offensive air of self-satisfied superiority in matters of taste or intellect.

It was a serious question eureka. I was wondering how they intend to promote culture on the internet, where users have all sorts of choices as to which sites they visit. No need to be nasty.

Also used to chop onions, pare apples, whittle tree branches, slice eggs, skin varmit, do surgery, pick gum off your boots, cut steak......I can't believe that anyone would seriously consider a registry for knives. What a colossal waste of money. Next: forks, could be dangerous in the wrong hands. And scissors, you might run with them. Sticks, you could take an eye out with that. Not even going to mention lawn darts...

"The great masses of the people... will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one." hitler

Does anyone know what promoting culture on the internet might be?

Nope. I have no problem with tilting at windmills. I like to check the price tag before I buy. Retail thought process. IMHO....... I have decided to preface all posts with IMHO. I have participated in a number of forums on the web, and this one is by far the most difficult to post in. It often seems you all are competing here, who can cite the most/relevant/current/wordy links, who can use the biggest words, who can throw out the most statistics and still bend them to fit the scenario. I know, in the forum rules, it does say to make sure that you can back up what you say. But I think that is for the instances where you state something as fact, I am not entirely sure that Greg et al. meant that stipulation to strangle any poster without a degree in political science or economics. Some of you, instead of having a discussion about an issue, tend towards posting a thesis. Others, when met with a disagreeing post, lean more towards the "I am right you are therefore stupid" response. This is not a discussion, it is a lecture. IMHO. I said in my post that I could not prove my opinion. I said I could not provide links. I said it was a gut feeling. The links afterward were to show you that I wasn't entirely alone in this, that there were others who felt the same way. They were like I mentioned, other Canadians who did not wish to take the US at face value on this one. I would like to post a link that backs up my opinion, but I don't have my own website. Of course I recognize a bloody editorial when I see one. Believe it or not, people are affected by what is written in the papers, whether it be fact based reporting or a tirade by a bad reporter. I used it to point out that my idea wasn't as you suggested, something new or surprising. imho

.and this one from the Toronto Star

Not even PM PM is sure of the cost. How can you be so certain it's a freebie? Martin YE Interview

Oh, the United States said otherwise. Oh, well that settles it then. No I don't have proof, and no I can't provide a link quoting source after source or give you dazzling 8x10's to look at. I can give you pages of links where Canadians say that they are afraid this is going to cost millions, and others where they assert that the cost is definitely going to be higher than that. That would be a waste of time and space. It's a gut feeling these days not to take what the US says in this matter...in any matter, be it Iraq, or trade, or BSE, or lumber, or elections...at face value. The Wright Brothers weren't wasting taxpayer money.

Not yet, but if we climb aboard we will be expected to pay our share. I thik this would be a bad idea, as apparently there are still a few kinks to work out. BBC - Defense Shield Fails

Argus started this thread with the assumptions of licensing and restricting certain firearms. I suppose if the wound was from a gun that you were restricted from owning, then that may influence the punishment. A wound from a gun you werent' supposed to have that you weren't supposed to transport to the scene of the crime, and of course that you were not supposed to fire. These conditions may allow for greater punishment than say, just picking up a rock and bashing someone with it. As for the manufacturers, it is a fear driven market. And the more weapons find their way onto the street, the higher the demand gets for weapons to protect yourself from those who already have them. If a law abiding citizen with a firearms license and absolutely no history of violence seeks a handgun with which to defend him/herself, then this becomes an acceptable and perhaps even laudable market. There are also gun enthusiasts, target shooters, and collectors legally importing and buying these weapons. Unless they are made illegal, importation will continue.

Legislate them back to work? I wonder if you could get away with calling hockey an emergency service?

Pennsylvania Parents Challenge Schoolboard So creation-light is apparently not working either.

Sorry, I am working with akeyboard that is doing a 50% at best. So if I mispell, or capitalize when I shouldn;'t, let me know. New computer, should be okay in a few day.

whether that was an illegal gun, or a registered gun, is a moot point. That gun, whatever the status, what used as a weapon against someone unable to defend themselves. Thats the whole thing MS, registering guns, even this great big expenditure boondoggle .....well, it just doesn't work. Some crimes will be committed with registered guns, and the owners will vow that they have not seen that particluar firearm in a million years. Some other crimes will be committed with unregistered firearms, and the same people will say they have not seen that gun in a million years. So where does that leave the registyr?

It's a fairly serious thread, maybe you should do more than a "quick reading" before you weigh in. Unless, of course, you are just here to hear yourself speak. Bla bla bla bla...do you actually have an opinion here or are you fishing? I have read, and I think if I have to quote my source it will be the same source as you, that I have heard that there won't be any JP's forced out of their positions. Therefore, no discrimination against religious freedom. Right? I am a Christian.....okay now I will duck. And I know that Christianity as I have been taught it will not ever accept homosexuality. So I have to decide to leave my church, which I will do without a problem, unless and untill my church decides that we are all equal. Today - saturday december 10 - our pastor phoned us and was telling us that our beliefs were under attack and that we had to speak out against this abomination. I have gay relatives, loving caring been-together-forever people, far be it from me to meddle in that!! They are doing better than me in my hetero christian marriage match made in heaven. So we have to give our pastor a wake up call, we told him so, and apperently, this was not on the agenda. do you live in a small town? have you ever tried to move or modify the status quo? this is frikkin hard, you are up againsnt gramma, and everyone love s her.

stamps you make some really good points what would it hurt to put in some punctuation marks so the rest of us could figure out what the hell you were saying.....